In memory of Mikey Powell who died in police custody in

Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

on 7th September 2003

Friends of mikey powell
Campaign for Justice

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The Friends of Mikey Powell Campaign

for Justice was established by the

family of Michael Lloyd Powell (known

as Mikey), following his death whilst

in Police custody.


Mikey was 38 years old and a father

of three young children. He had never

been in trouble with the authorities

and was well known and respected within his community. He would, (although this was on extremely

rare occasions), be prone to bouts

of depression; and on the night

in question one of these

episodes occurred.


Mikey died on 7th September 2003, in police custody in Handsworth, Birmingham. He had been arrested outside his mother's house in

the Lozells area of the city.

Funeral of former service user Sean Rigg sends message that

police cells are not 'places of safety'

3rd October 2008

The funeral of much loved south London resident and mental health service

user, Sean Rigg, which took place on Thursday 9th October 2008, raised

questions around the use of police cells as places of safety for mental

health patients in need of care.

The worst of all outcomes'

Heralded as a

force for change

at its launch, the

Independent

Police Complaints

Commission is

out of touch,

ineffective and takes

the side of the police rather than the public, claims former member John Crawley.

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in memory of

Gilly Mundy

CCTV arrest footage released

1st July 09

Newly obtained

CCTV footage has

revealed how

police officers

carried a bruised

and apparently

limp man into

custody moments

before he died,

contradicting an initial statement by the investigating police watchdog that he had “walked into the police station” and then collapsed.

The footage was released by a coroner after legal requests by the Guardian, shows three officers pinning him to the ground.

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